It’s always been a very ugly game. I never expected that to change… but games are a lot more than graphics. Minecraft still looks like Minecraft, after all.

Something tells me that platform exclusivity is a major factor. And yet, they keep doing it.

You'll need to cite your sources on that, though the APA style guide doesn't have a citation format for "conservative grandparents with dementia."

"...for a crime they were later they later exonerated of."

Is The Independent a reputable news source? On the flip side, it's clear this wasn't written by AI!

Borderline?

There's still DuckDuckGo, or Kagi if you are rich.

I am not a vegan, but I do try to make food choices that are as ethical and healthy as I can... or at least as far as I can afford.

Cats are carnivores. Fact. This is not debatable. But I think you could also meet or exceed a cats nutritional needs from other sources. Whether those sources are readily available and whether a person is sufficiently meeting those needs... that's another can of worms.

Generally, I'd argue that if you are hell-bent on a vegan diet, then you should not own carnivorous pets. No matter how well meaning you are, there is a significant chance that you will inflict harm on your pet, and that is unacceptable.

PPA, or Privacy Preserving Attribution, is supposed to be a more-private alternative to cross-site tracking. Mozillas idea was: what if we could give advertisers metrics without compromising individuals privacy? Honestly, it doesn’t really impact you as a user or your privacy.

The problem is:

1. Sites will continue to use cross-site tracking techniques anyway.

2. This feature was enabled for everyone without their consent or giving them an option to choose.

You can disable it, though…

1. Settings > Privacy & Security > Website Advertising Preferences.

2. Uncheck “Allow websites to perform privacy-preserving ad measurement”

I am right there with you on all counts. I’m on openSUSE now and happy as a clam.

Google Chrome reminds uBlock Origin users to switch to Firefox.

I read a Rabbi’s take once, that he believes Genesis 1 is based on a vision that YHWH gave to one of the prophets (it was added later than the second creation story). He argued that it’s not supposed to be envisioned from a cosmic perspective, which is something of a modern take, but a terrestrial one, as if “figuratively standing on the earth - a cloud of dust - as God forms everything around it.” So the creation of light is the sun, but the sun isn’t visible unless the sky begins to clear.

Just thought I’d share that take. I always thought it was an interesting one.

So birds in a cage are at fault for living in a cage… and there is no escape from the cage so they should just be content that they have a cage to live in…?

Experience is priceless, but this is just justifying exploitation.